Facebook Killer-Lover Trial Shocked as Foul Odours and Human Remains Exhibited in Court

Date: 2025-05-08

Foul odours permeated the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin yesterday as police prosecution witnesses presented human remains as exhibits in the trial of AbdulRahman Bello, known as the "Facebook killer-lover."

Bello, an Ilorin-based cleric, is accused of murdering his lover, Hafsoh Lawal, in February and dismembering her body. During the hearing before Justice Hannah Ajayi, two police witnesses displayed recovered human body parts, triggering an emotional outburst in court. The deceased's father, Ibrahim Lawal, collapsed in tears when asked to identify pieces of his daughter's hands.

Other exhibits included a cutlass, bloodstained dining table, an axe, a knife, a keg containing human blood, a wooden box with black soap, a pair of ladies' slippers, two earrings, mobile phones, a bag of charms, animal horns, and an exercise book detailing charm rituals. The victim's broken beads and severed hands, found at a dumpsite, were also submitted as evidence.

The courtroom atmosphere became tense as family members and litigants broke down in tears, overwhelmed by the stench and the gravity of the evidence.

Four out of the 16 witnesses scheduled to testify appeared in court alongside the five accused persons. One police witness, Yusuf Dauda, who is the custodian of the exhibits at the State's Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), testified that he documented the items brought by Inspector Ayodele Azeez.

During cross-examination, Chukwudi Maduka, counsel to the first defendant, questioned Dauda's knowledge of where the items were recovered. Inspector Mohammed of the SCID confirmed that human parts were recovered from Bello's residence and a dumpsite and were deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) for preservation.

The deceased's father also recounted the harrowing events leading to Hafsoh's disappearance and the eventual discovery of her remains. Hafsoh's closest friend, Falilat Abdul Hafiz, also provided her testimony. Justice Hannah Ajayi adjourned the case for further hearing until Monday, May 12, 2025.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saheed Alakoso     Bank Of Industry     20 Billion Bond     Babaloja-General     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Ita-Nmo Market     James Kolo     Al-Adaby     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Olatunde Oyeyiola     LABTOP     Sarah Alade     Allocation     Bola Tinubu     Gabriel Fashanu     NULGE     National Party Of Nigeria     Jaigbade Alao     Obayomi Azeez     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     NFAI     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Code Of Conduct     Tinubu     Olaitan Adefila     Owode Market     Amasa     Ibrahim Abikan     Bamidele Aluko     Ejidongari     Olateju Lukman     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Ajikobi     Benin Republic     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Senate President     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Pacify Labs     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Dumagi     Hauwa Nuru     Kunle Akogun     Ado Ibrahim     Apado     Lawal Jimoh     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Zara Umar     Oloye     CBT     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Ayinde Oki     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     AbdulRahman Saad     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Omu-aran     Otoge     Fareedah Dankaka     Labour Party     Sheikh Ariyibi     Ahmed \'Lateef     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Babs Iwarere     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Haliru Dantoro     Split Diamond Interchange     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Ambassador Kayode Laro    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Woro     Funmi Salau     KWIRS     Osuwa     Flights To Ilorin     Habeeb Saidu     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Bello John Olanrewaju     QuickWin     Maigida     Sanitation Exercise     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     2023 Elections     TETFUND     Ibrahim Taiwo     Belgore     Crystal Corner Shops     Kamaldeen Gambari     George Funsho Adebayo     Wole Oke     Tunji Oyawoye     Mohammed Haruna     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     High Court     NAWOJ     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Dumagi     Saba Jibril     Sebastine Obasi     Kwara State Governor     KWASEIC     Sarakite     MMWG     Islamic Development Bank     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     International Aviation College     Sola Saraki University     Oke-opin     Lanre Badmus     Ubandoma     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Mamman Saba Jibril     Kulende-UITH     Fulani     Harmony Holdings     Mohammed Ibrahim     Quran     Hausa     Danhawa     Alaaya     Ronke Adeyemi     Plat Technologies     African Democratic Congress     Muhammed Danjuma     Elelu     Olatunde Jare     Akanbi-Oke     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Amos Bajeh     Alabe     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Bolaji Aladie     Balogun Fulani     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Isiaka Yusuf     Nigeria Computer Society     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Kwara North     SWAN     Abdulraheem Olesin     Ajikobi     Kannike     Ajibola Saliu Ajia